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bioactive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.37 in modern English

Syllables
bioac-tive
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Biologically active; having a biological effect.

adj

Describing a terrarium, vivarium, etc. that is self-sustaining and mimics a natural habitat.

noun

Such a material

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus ▲ Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl. Latin āctīvusbor. Old French actifbor. Middle English actyf English active English bioactive From bio- + active.

Inflected Forms

more bioactive (comparative) most bioactive (superlative) bioactives (plural)

Derived Forms

nonbioactive

Phrases

bioactive glass

Questions

What does bioactive mean?
Biologically active; having a biological effect.
Where does bioactive come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus ▲ Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl. Latin āctīvusbor. Old French actifbor. Middle English actyf English active English bioactive From bio- + active.

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